Impact of Training and Education on Shipping Staff in the Nigerian Maritime Industry

Abstract

Training and Education play a significant role in human capacity development in which maritime industry is not an exception.  Despite this, knowledge gap still exists which mar port performance and productivity. This paper is set out to examine the impact of training and re-training in the Nigerian maritime sector. Simple random sampling technique was used in which three hundred questionnaires were distributed to respondents. It was revealed that strength of the association between off-shore staff training and education (r=-.423^**, p<.000) and shipping sector operational effectiveness is weak but significant. It was concluded that training and education bridge the knowledge gap which improve the competence of staff in terms of intellectual input (creativity and innovation) and directly influence the shipping sector with the aim of maximizing and improving the shipping sector operational effectiveness.